Total Crime Rate
275.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
191.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashgrove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashgrove (BD7 1BL) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Bowling and Barkerend average (164.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashgrove (BD7 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdowne Place (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mannville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sherborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mannville Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mannville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mannville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mannville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ashgrove (West) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mannville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Claremont | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ashgrove (West) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ashgrove (West) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claremont | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claremont | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Claremont | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Claremont | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashgrove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merton Road | Under investigation |
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